{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Rich Redmond Show","title":"How One Unexpected Gig Changed This Drummer's Career | Josh Ellis","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":6136,"description":"Josh Ellis, longtime drummer for LOCASH, joins Rich Redmond and Jim McCarthy for a warm, funny and candid talk about building a career in Music City the organic way. Before country, Josh came up in the gospel world, working with Kirk Franklin, James Fortune, Nicole C. Mullen, Sarah Reeves and more. \nThe guys also get into negotiating pay without burning bridges, why Nashville still runs on handshakes, learning to say no, staying fit on a 12-person tour bus, sitting in with the Beach Boys at the Grand Ole Opry, their favorite drummers, Suno demos and AI in the studio, and how much it now costs venues and musicians to work on Lower Broadway. \nTimed Highlights:\n00:01:00 Meet Josh Ellis of LOCASH \n00:04:49 Moving to Nashville in 2008 \n00:11:37 Staying fit on the road 00:27:05 Kirk Franklin and the Dove Awards \n00:36:08 Bombing his first Nashville gig \n00:38:54 The Bourbon Street night that led to Kree Harrison \n00:45:13 How he landed LOCASH \n00:48:37 Negotiating pay and handshake deals \n00:59:28 Sitting in with the Beach Boys at the Opry \n01:16:07 Favorite drummers \n01:27:32 AI and Suno in the studio \n01:40:02 Josh Coaching\nGuest Instagram: @josh_ellis \nGuest Website: joshellismusic.com\nPodcast Production: https://itsyourshow.co\nRich’s drum intensive: https://drumtensive.com\nThe Rich Redmond Show: https://richredmond.com/podcasts","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uQDt_20tG-UB4ylvnw4eoaY_3UiI5oN-5Eu2JNFFxmA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNjBi/OGI0NGEzOWQ2NTJl/MjdiZWUwNGRkNDdl/NDM0NC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}